Acer Aspire Go 15.6"
The 8-core AMD Ryzen 7 5825U and 32GB of DDR4 RAM make this a standout for heavy multitasking and memory-intensive work on a budget. Its port selection is a practical differentiator, offering four USB-A ports and wired Ethernet alongside a 1TB NVMe SSD, though the 2.6kg chassis is firmly a desktop replacement. This refurbished laptop is best for students or home-office users who need maximum RAM and storage for data analysis or running multiple virtual machines without paying a new-unit premium.
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU AMD Radeon Graphics
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.6 kg
46 Overall Score
Price CA$799
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong ram (73rd percentile) 73rd
- Strong port selection (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average reliability (10th percentile)
- Below average portability (23rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 5825U |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics |
| Type | Discrete |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 2.6 kg / 5.7 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Acer Aspire Go 15.6" | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-XS99 | HP OMEN Transcend | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 5825U | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 16 | 64 | 128 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | AMD Radeon Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.6 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 70 | 71 | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer Aspire Go 15.6" | 57.2 | 42.3 | 73.4 | 66.3 | 41.8 | 23.3 | 80.5 | 10 | 43.2 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 80.9 | 71.4 | 52.2 | 87.7 | 99.3 | 72.2 | 80.5 | 97.2 | 98.9 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.3 | 91.2 | 98.8 | 99.7 | 95.4 | 6.8 | 97.5 | 80.4 | 85.7 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-XS99 Compare | 94.8 | 84.1 | 99.9 | 75.1 | 90.8 | 93.9 | 80.5 | 59.7 | 96 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.1 | 91.9 | 90.8 | 90.9 | 96.3 | 73.2 | 67.7 | 32.8 | 97.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.1 | 63.5 | 81 | 63.9 | 95.8 | 87.2 | 80.5 | 80.4 | 97.1 |
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